In Ashes
Director Camila Rodriguez Triana
Countries France, Colombia
Duration 63 min
Synopsis
This film is based on the story of Marco, who has an identity disorder as a consequence of Colombia’s armed conflict, which forced him to change his identity three times. In his other house, he finds objects that take him to a world where his memories, fears and the ghosts of those men that he once was coexist. Marco has to face a part of the story that he wants to forget: he was part of the communist guerrilla. That truth will be revealed and Marco will lose his family. The film tells a real story while including elements of fiction, theatre and performance.
This film is based on the story of Marco, who has an identity disorder as a consequence of Colombia’s armed conflict, which forced him to change his identity three times. In his other house, he finds objects that take him to a world where his memories, fears and the ghosts of those men that he once was coexist. Marco has to face a part of the story that he wants to forget: he was part of the communist guerrilla. That truth will be revealed and Marco will lose his family. The film tells a real story while including elements of fiction, theatre and performance.